Community dynamics and metabolism of benthic algae colonizing wood and rock substrata in a forest stream

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 561-567

  Sabater, Sergi ^a   Gregory, Stan V ^b   Sedell, James R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Colonization; Epilithic algae; Epixylic algae; Metabolism; Nitrogen; Photosynthesis; Respiration; Rock; Wood

Indexed keywords

ALGA; COLONIZATION; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; METABOLISM; STREAM; SUBSTRATE;

MACK CREEK; OREGON; UNITED STATES;

ACHNANTHES LANCEOLATA; CERATONEIS ARCUS; CYMBELLA MINUTA; ZYGNEMA;

EID: 0031708997     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8817.1998.340561.x     Document Type: Article

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